William Nosworthy

Sir William Nosworthy
4th Minister of External Affairs
In office
24 May 1926  24 August 1928
Prime MinisterGordon Coates
Preceded byFrancis Bell
Succeeded byGordon Coates
23rd Minister of Finance
In office
14 May 1925  24 May 1926
Prime MinisterFrancis Bell
Gordon Coates
Preceded byWilliam Massey
Succeeded byWilliam Downie Stewart
8th Minister of Agriculture
In office
4 September 1919  21 January 1926
Prime MinisterWilliam Massey
Francis Bell
Gordon Coates
Preceded byWilliam MacDonald
Succeeded byOswald Hawken
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Ashburton
In office
2 December 1908  14 November 1928
Preceded byJohn McLachlan
Succeeded byelectorate abolished
Personal details
Born(1867-10-18)18 October 1867
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died26 September 1946(1946-09-26) (aged 78)
Ashburton, New Zealand
Political partyReform
Spouse
Lilian Kate Wright
(m. 1909)
RelationsEdward George Wright (father-in-law)

Sir William Nosworthy KCMG (18 October 1867 – 26 September 1946) was a New Zealand politician. He briefly served as Minister of Finance and then Minister of External Affairs in the Reform Government.